Broadcast Newsline: February 7, 2020

This week the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced the third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments will be issued.

Today’s Cotton Newsline is 2 cuts. All cuts are Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council.

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This week the Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced the third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments will be issued. The payments assist farmers suffering from the ongoing trade dispute with China. We caught up with Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council, to talk about what this will mean for America’s cotton farmers.

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Meanwhile, the first tariff reduction action since the signing of the Phase One agreement with China is expected next week.

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